RPGBOT.Podcast

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss traps and hazards. Traps have been a staple of dungeon fantasy games like DnD since its earliest days. How do we make traps fun, challenging, and inte...

16 Sep 20221h 3min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the first-ever Wizards Direct. We discuss product announcements for DnD's 2023 releases, the new digital/physical bundles, D&D Digital, and the beginning...

15 Sep 202241min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss 5-room dungeons. Johnn Four, creator of the 5-Room Dungeon, joins us to explain what a 5-room dungeon is and how you can use it to design excellent st...

9 Sep 20221h 2min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the upcoming adventure Rultmoork from AAW Games. Jonathan G. Nelson and Thilo Graffe of AAW Games join us to discuss their latest long-form adventure, it...

8 Sep 202243min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss gold and wealth in TTRPGs. We look at the long-standing problem of making gold important in DnD 5e and how we can borrow ideas from other RPGs in orde...

2 Sep 20221h 4min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Alex Kammer. Alex runs Gamehole Con and True Dungeon, is an avid TSR-era D&D collector, and also a D&D creator in his own right. We talk to Alex about al...

1 Sep 202239min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss spellcasting and resource management around spells and magic. We look at things like vancian magic, spell slots, spell points, and other resource mana...

26 Aug 20221h 4min

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the newly-released Spelljammer: Advemtures in Space for DnD 5e. We look at the new character options, the setting, the mechanics, the monsters, and the a...

25 Aug 202240min